Communicating Climate Science

When we talk about climate change with our friends, family or colleagues, we should be knowledgeable, accurate and persuasive. Here are a few facts to keep in mind.

* There’s a difference between climate and weather. Weather varies from day to day, even hour to hour, while climate is measured over decades. According to NASA, “The difference between weather and climate is a measure of time. Weather is what conditions of the atmosphere are over a short period of time, and climate is how the atmosphere ‘behaves’ over relatively long periods of time.”

* There's a strong scientific consensus that the world is warming, and that humans are a major part of the problem. The U.S. National Academy of Sciences estimates that 97% to 98% of climate scientists agree that our fossil fuel emissions are warming the planet, and that rising temperatures are putting our future at risk.

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